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NZ Quiz 15Qs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of New Zealand? (spelling is crucial – including capital letters)

(a)  

2.

What is the 2020 population of New Zealand?

a)

482,000

b)

1.44 million

c)

4.82 million

d)

12.44 million

3.

Which NZ city, often mistaken for the capital, has the highest population of all NZ cities with 1.6 million people – making it more populated than Adelaide and slightly less populated than Perth? (spelling crucial)

(a)  

4.

Identify the body of water between NZ and Australia.

a)

Bass Strait

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Tasman Sea

d)

The Heads

5.

Name the iconic NZ sporting team and name the traditional Maori dance they perform prior to international matches.

a)

The Tall Blacks; the Haka

b)

The All Blacks; the Haka

c)

The All Blacks; the Haiku

d)

The Black Ferns; the Haiku

e)

The All Blacks; the Bhangra

6.

If the Maori population of NZ is 744,800 and the overall population is 4.822 million, what % of NZ's population is Maori? (you have one minute to work it out)

a)

15.4%

b)

6.5%

c)

65.4%

d)

24.5%

e)

18.6%

7.

How many New Zealanders are 15-19 years of age?

a)

150,000

b)

160,000

c)

310,000

d)

31,000

e)

3,100,000

8.

What is the annual temperature range for Auckland?

a)

9.5ºC

b)

10.5ºC

c)

11.5ºC

d)

17ºC

e)

20ºC

9.

Estimate Auckland's Spring rainfall.

a)

164 mm

b)

278 mm

c)

304 mm

d)

420 mm

e)

351 mm

10.

Which of the following STATEMENTS is TRUE?

a)

NZ's Sth Island is larger than the Nth Island and also warmer

b)

NZ's Nth Island is larger than the Sth Island and also warmer

c)

NZ's Sth Island is larger than the Nth Island and cooler

d)

NZ's Nth Island is larger than the Sth Island and cooler

11.

What are the latitude and longitude co-ordinates of Christchurch on NZ's Sth Island?

a)

43.5ºN, 172.6ºE

b)

172.6ºS, 43.5ºE

c)

43.5ºS, 172.6ºE

d)

45.1ºS, 173.8ºE

12.

What direction is Invercargill (Sth Island) from Auckland (Nth Island)?

a)

NNE

b)

NNW

c)

SSW

d)

WSW

e)

SW

13.

What bearing is Australia's Tasmania from NZ's capital city?

a)

270º

b)

90º

c)

84º

d)

250º

e)

180º

14.

What is New Zealand's latitudinal range?

a)

13.5º

b)

10º

c)

8.5º

d)

12º

e)

16.5º

15.

What is the straight line distance from Christchurch to Milford Sound on NZ's Sth Island? Zoom in on the map's scale and then zoom over to the places mentioned. You have 1 minute to work it out.

a)

395 km

b)

195 km

c)

595 km

d)

895 km